Improved eye-medicine



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Letters Patent No. 74,151, dated February-4, 18ti8.

IMPRO ED EYE-MEDICINE.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, Hhcu M. SnNnuItsoN, of Noble, in the county of Riehland, and State of Illinois, haveiovented a new and improved Eye-Medicine; and I do hereby declare that the following is a. full, clenr, and

exact descriptionthereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make end use the same.

This invention consists in certain medicines or compositions which are to be applied externally and taken internally, as the disease of the eye may develope, thedifl'erent preparations, when properly administered, being designed to cure all ordinary diseases of the eye. t

In carrying out my invention, I employ four difierent medicines or compositions formed of difi'jerent ingredients,

although intended to produce the same result, being used in quick succession, so as to act directly on the diseased parts and the sources of the disease.

These severnl compositions are numbered .1, 2, 3 and 4.

No. l is a tonic, composed of, mandrake-root, one pound; hlnck-root, one-fourth of :1 pound; leaves of plantain or crow-font, one-fourth of otpound. Boil together with water (to cover) two hours, then stceptill one-half the bulk is evaporated. then add three-fouflhs'of a pound of white sugar, when it is ready for use.

No. 2 is an eye-wash, composed of twelve grains of pure lunar caustic in four ounces of rain-water.

No. 3 is a. forehead-salve, composed of equal parts of solid extroct'ot" belladonna,mercurial ointment, and fluid extract of hyoscyamus. I

No. 4 is an eyelid-salve, composed of equal partsoi the bark of bittersweet-root, struinonirim-leaves,cicntaleaves, and the root of the deadly nightshade. Steep in spirits and add two parts of lord, and steep-it down or evaporate to on ointment. To one ounce of this ointuient add, solid extract oi' hyoscyamus, one end onehalf ounce; fluid extract of toruxncum, one-hull ounce; gum of opium, one and one-half home The above-prepared medicines are to be taken and applied in quick succession, one ufterthe other, in their order, its mentioned, so that each may have its appropriate and desired effect, and in combination tend to produce the desired result. I i I Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent The medicines or compositions numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4, composed of the ingredientsand in the proportions substantially as herein described and specified.

HUGH MQSANDERSON.

Witnesses:

Joseru T. HANNA, Geo. T. FINNELL. 

